EF0 tornado in Laramie County, Wyoming

A brief tornado touchdown occurred 11 miles northeast of Cheyenne approximately 1.25 miles southeast of the intersection of Highway 85 and CR 222. This tornado moved north causing damage to irrigation center pivot, windows, roof, and outbuildings of one rural residence (DI 4, DOD 4). The tornado moved across US Highway 85 and lifted approximately 1.75 miles northeast of the intersection of Highway 85 and CR 222.

One of the most significant severe weather episodes to affect southeast Wyoming and the western Nebraska Panhandle occurred on the afternoon and early evening of Monday 12 June 2017. Eleven confirmed tornadoes, hail to grapefruit size, and damaging winds were observed. Supercell thunderstorms developed during the early afternoon along Interstate 25 between Fort Collins, CO and Wheatland. Lifting northeast, these thunderstorms spread into the southeast Wyoming plains late in the afternoon and into the western Nebraska Panhandle during the evening. Two people suffered injuries with an EF-2 rated tornado north of Torrington near the Wyoming/Nebraska stateline.